TABLE 2. 2004-2007 YIELDS, UC TULELAKE ALFALFA CULTIVAR TRIAL. TRIAL PLANTED 5/21/04
      2004   2005   2006   2007                                         % of
      Yield   Yield   Yield   Yield   Average                                     Vernal
FD Dry t/a
Released Varieties
Expedition 5 5.3   (  6) 9.1   (  2) 9.1   (10) 7.8   (  5) 7.8   (  1) A 110.4
WL357HQ 5 4.9   (30) 8.9   (  6) 9.2   (  3) 8.0   (  1) 7.8   (  2) A B 109.9
Xtra-3 4 5.1   (23) 9.2   (  1) 9.4   (  1) 7.4   (22) 7.8   (  3) A B C 109.6
DS309Hyb 4 5.2   (10) 8.8   (16) 9.1   (  9) 7.9   (  3) 7.8   (  4) A B C D 109.4
Rebound 5.0 4 5.2   (16) 8.9   (  7) 9.3   (  2) 7.5   (17) 7.7   (  5) A B C D 109.4
Alfa Star II 4 5.2   (18) 8.9   (  8) 9.2   (  4) 7.7   (  9) 7.7   (  6) A B C D 109.4
WL319HQ 3 5.1   (25) 8.9   (  9) 9.0   (11) 7.8   (  6) 7.7   (  7) A B C D E 108.7
WL325HQ 4 5.3   (  7) 9.0   (  5) 9.2   (  5) 7.3   (26) 7.7   (  8) A B C D E F 108.5
MasterPiece 4 5.2   (12) 8.8   (15) 9.1   (  8) 7.6   (13) 7.7   (  9) A B C D E F 108.4
Recover 5 5.2   (  9) 8.8   (12) 8.9   (20) 7.7   (  8) 7.7   (11) A B C D E F G 108.1
Vitro 3 5.2   (13) 8.7   (17) 9.1   (  7) 7.5   (15) 7.6   (12) A B C D E F G 107.9
Mountaineer 2.0 (4M124) 5 5.4   (  1) 8.8   (13) 8.9   (17) 7.4   (23) 7.6   (13) A B C D E F G 107.9
C 316 Lot9078 4 4.9   (31) 9.0   (  4) 9.1   (  6) 7.5   (18) 7.6   (14) A B C D E F G 107.9
LegenDairy 5.0 3 4.9   (32) 8.9   (11) 9.0   (12) 7.7   (  7) 7.6   (15) A B C D E F G H 107.6
Boulder (4M125) 5 5.0   (27) 8.9   (10) 8.9   (18) 7.6   (10) 7.6   (16) A B C D E F G H I 107.3
Dura 512 5 5.0   (29) 8.6   (19) 8.9   (19) 7.9   (  4) 7.6   (17) A B C D E F G H I J 107.0
Hybriforce-420/Wet 4 5.2   (15) 8.6   (18) 8.8   (22) 7.5   (19) 7.5   (19) B C D E F G H I J K 106.4
54Q25 4 5.1   (21) 8.5   (21) 9.0   (15) 7.5   (21) 7.5   (20) C D E F G H I J K L 106.2
Blazer XL 3 5.0   (28) 8.3   (28) 8.7   (26) 8.0   (  2) 7.5   (21) D E F G H I J K L 105.9
LM 459 WD 5 5.1   (20) 8.4   (24) 8.7   (27) 7.6   (11) 7.5   (22) E F G H I J K L M 105.3
DS218 6 5.2   (14) 8.5   (22) 8.7   (25) 7.4   (25) 7.4   (23) F G H I J K L M 105.1
CW5440 4 5.1   (24) 8.4   (25) 8.7   (24) 7.5   (16) 7.4   (24) F G H I J K L M N 104.9
SW435(SW4A135) 4 5.2   (17) 8.6   (20) 8.5   (32) 7.3   (27) 7.4   (25) G H I J K L M N 104.7
Reward II 4 5.0   (26) 8.3   (27) 8.8   (21) 7.3   (29) 7.4   (27) H I J K L M N 104.1
9429 4 4.8   (34) 8.3   (30) 8.9   (16) 7.5   (20) 7.4   (28) I J K L M N 103.9
Magna601 6 5.3   (  5) 8.4   (26) 8.6   (29) 6.9   (35) 7.3   (30) K L M N O 103.3
Plumas 4 4.8   (33) 8.1   (33) 8.6   (30) 7.6   (12) 7.3   (31) L M N O 102.7
Innovator +Z 3 4.8   (35) 8.3   (29) 8.4   (35) 7.3   (28) 7.2   (34) N O P 101.4
Vernal 2 4.7   (36) 8.0   (35) 8.4   (33) 7.3   (31) 7.1   (35) O P 100.0
Experimental Varieties
CW94023 4 5.2   (19) 9.0   (  3) 9.0   (13) 7.6   (14) 7.7   (10) A B C D E F 108.4
CW05009 5 5.1   (22) 8.8   (14) 9.0   (14) 7.4   (24) 7.6   (18) B C D E F G H I J K 106.8
SW5329 5 5.2   (11) 8.4   (23) 8.5   (31) 7.3   (30) 7.4   (26) H I J K L M N 104.1
SW5307 5 5.4   (  2) 8.2   (31) 8.8   (23) 7.0   (34) 7.3   (29) J K L M N O 103.4
SW4328 4 5.2   (  8) 8.0   (34) 8.7   (28) 7.1   (32) 7.3   (32) L M N O 102.7
SW4310 4 5.4   (  3) 8.1   (32) 8.4   (34) 7.1   (33) 7.2   (33) M N O 102.2
SW6330 6 5.3   (  4) 7.8   (36) 8.0   (36) 6.7   (36) 7.0   (36) P 98.1
MEAN 5.12 8.59 8.85 7.47 7.51
CV 5.4 4.9 4.6 5.8 3.1
LSD (0.1) 0.29 0.45 0.44 0.46 0.25
                                                                       
Trial seeded at 25 lb/acre viable seed at UC Intermountain Research and Extension Center, Tulelake CA.
Entries followed by the same letter are not significantly different at the 10% probability level according to Fisher's (protected) LSD.
FD = Fall Dormancy reported by seed companies.